The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-26
THE VALUE OF KOUMISS.
A Prominent Physicians Opinion of Its
Worth in Extreme Cases.

Koumiss, "a nutrient drink for inyalids, is
now being much used in this city under direc-
ton of physicians. "Koumiss,' said Mr. Isaac
Nier q young Russian, who has lived in Indian
apolis for three years or more, sis a popular
health drink in Russia. Tartars come to the
neighborhood of our large cities and summer re-
sorts, bringing with them their mares, for Rus.
sian Koumiss is made of fermented mares milk,
and there sell to their customers this beverage
Those who use Koumiss usually drink it in the
early morning or in the evening. While the
male Tartars attend to the sale of Koumiss, the
women attend to domestic duties, or, like the
gypsies, add to the family income by fortune
telling"
Science" said Dr. T. B. Harvey, to the re-
porter, ''has developed means of making
Koumiss, about the same as the Tartar article,
from cows milk The milk undergoes chemical
changes developing little alcohol, the proper
ton of alcohol increasing as the Koumiss gets
older. 1t is an article of diet acceptable to the
stomach where nothing else will be tolerated.
When properly made. it is An invaluable article
to the medical profession in severe cases of gas
trio disturbance. l have no doubt when prop
erly used. that life is often saved. For infants
and children its age should correspondence
newer and fresher the better for this class of
patients. It should be older for older persons.
children who are apparently very sick.
and to the casual observer would
seem to be dangerously sick. Their sickness
too often originates entirely from improper nutri
tion The food is sick, not the child. The child
is being fed upon stuff it cannot digest or with
food that is actually poison to it. If the physi-
clan substitute some food that is not sick
| an apparently dangerous case will rapidly be
| convaescent. Oftentimes babies sicken and die
| when the whole fault is in their food In such
| cases Koumss seems to come TO our aid /
| never recommend medicines That would be a
presumption in me- other physicians have the
| same opportunities that have for investigation
| merely speak of Koumiss as an article of diet
| have used that made by Mr.. Julius Haag of
| this city, and know it to be good. As / said,
| older people require older Koumss, that is,
/ Koumiss that has been longer made than that
| used for children, as they require more alcohol
Extremists on alcohol need not in terdict Kourniss
is in it. There is more or less alcohol connected
/ with many things we eat In the of per-
| sons who cannc. eat anything without creating
| nausea the administration of Koumiss is nearly
| always beneficial. It produces cooling sensa-
| tion in the stomach sensation of qniet and
comfort, and recovery follows / have seen
| many such results. give it often and am will
| ing to encourage its use by physicians
| In the annual report OF the United States De-
partment of Agriculture for 1885 is long article
| on Russian. English, German, French and
American Koumisa in which reference is made
| TO the analysis of Konmiss made of cows milk
| by Julius A Haag, of Inds napolis as the stand
| ard American koumss This Koumiss makes a
| delightfully."- refreshing drink. When drawn
/ from the bottle and poured few times from
| glass to glass it becomes thick like whipped
cream, and 10 then most palatablei It - much